Connecticut western news., 1887-06-22

cil scribe would record the proceedings and that summary would be furnished the NEWS for publication, therefore we did not attempt to report the occasion. The proceedings are not published in this issue of the NEWS, for the reason that at the hour of closing our forms no report has been furnished us.
 -Messrs Henry Daboll, of Memphis, N. Y., anf! Homer Daboll, of Clyde, N. Y., both f gmer residents of Canaan, called on ,!l acquaintances here on Monday. 'iioy are stopping for 8 few days at L D. Goodwin's, near Lime Rock.
 Robert Fitch, formerly of Clayton, and for ten or more years in the edito- rial department of the Boston Herald, but now filling an important position in the Boston fire department, was in town last week, but returned to Boston on Monday. His family are spending the summer at Chapinville.
 The people of Canaan and vicinity who wish to sojourn awhile at a delight ful seaside resort will be interested to learn that they can obtain pleasant accommodations at reasonable rates at "The Nassau Cottage Asbury Park, N. J., conducted by Mrs F. s. Williams, former resident of Canaan. Read her advertisement in another column.
 The new time table of the Housa- tonic railroad goes into effect to-day, June g. Trains leave Canaan as fol lows: GOING NORTH. 2.25, 5.57 and 9.31 a. m. 12.3O, 2.1S, GAO, $50 and S.22 p. m. Sunday passenger 10. IA a. m. GOING SOUTH 7.O9, 7.14 and $40 Q. m. 2.4O, 300, 5.15, GAO and 10.5O p. m. Sun day milk 3.10 p. m.
 Mir G. Milton Gardner, formerly Q resident of Ashley Falls, and at one time connected with the Protestant Episcopal church of this place, was ordained in the First Reformed Episao- pal church, Boston, Sunday June 18th, by Bishop William K. Nicholson, D. D. of Philadelphia. Mir Garder is to be engaged in the suburbs of Boston, build ing up one or two parishes.
 Sidney Mansfield, of Nichols, Iowa, who has been visiting friends in this vicinity for several weeks, returned home Monday. He is native of Canaan, or rather of Canaan mountain, and went west 32 years ago. He visited Canaan seven years ago. He has wife and three children living at Nichols. He has lost six children since he moved from Canaan.
 There will be an excursion from Hartford over the H. X c. W. road to Twin Lakes on the Fourth of July. The tickets are limited to 600. The manage ment of this excursion is endeavoring to arrange boat race between the fresh men crews of Yale and Harvard to take place on this day.
 Our villa gers have contributed $50 for fireworks for Independence day. The fireworks have been purchased at wholesale prices, which insures quite an extensive assortment. The young men who agitated the subject, ''chipped in'' and were instrumental in procuring the fireworks deserve especial thanks, and all who contributed their dollars ol dimes are deserving of thanks as is also Mir Irving Barnes, who circulated the subscription paper and collected the money. We sincerely hope that nc accident or confagration will be caused by the fireworks, as in that case thanks | would be transformed to regrets. The Twin Lakes picnic grounds art now open for the 2nd season under the management of Frank J. Stone, whose | post-ofice address is Box 136 Lakeville Conn. New cottages, barns, sheds and large dancing pavilion have beer built this season; new fleet of boat. added and the boarding house enlarged Campers, boarders, fishermen and pleas parties supplied with every thing to be found in first class restaurant. Pho tographer Deming of West Winstei will remain at the grounds during tht season and take photographs and views for all who wish them. The H. X c. w trains stop on signal at the grove or by | r.. II